Background/Body Type: I'm 42'' hip and 29'' waist. I'm a size M to L in pants or about a size 6-8, but it depends on the brand. In jeans I'm a 29W, 32L. I'm slender but thick in the thighs and tush. I have a lot of cellulite on the back of my thighs but nowhere else.
Review: I needed a slip or a shaper to wear under my wedding dress. My wedding dress was white and somewhate a Greecian style. It cinched around my waist and flowed down. However I had a serious problem. My cellulite was VERY visible through the dress even though the dress wasn't see-through AND it had a slip sewn in. That is how serious my cellulite is. I'm not a big person but I have serious cellulite. I'm fine with it and my husband is but I didn't necessarily want my in-laws, family, or wedding guests to see it through my dress.
I tried a lot of different slimmers or shapers. This one won hands down. On my wedding day, my underwear stayed in place. I never got a wedgie. I was very comfortable in this. It did a great job smoothing and you could not see this slip under my dress. No one knew I was wearing it except my best friend. It also gave some control for the area below my belly button. Which I didn't really need but was actually really nice. I had a last minute wedding so I didn't get to starve myself or workout for a year prior to this event so the extra slimming was really nice. In all of my wedding photos you can't tell I'm wearing it and my cellulite was non-existent.
I ate dinner and danced and did all kinds of things in this slimmer and I forgot I was wearing it. It does provide firm control but it isn't like you are walking around a boa constrictor cage of a shaper or something. It also breaths nicely and keeps your panties in place which is a plus.
I'm glad I went with this for my wedding and I'll definitely wear this under other dresses in the future. Unfortunately there's only so much I can do about cellulite but it's nice that it doesn't have to show through some of my pants and dresses now. I am SO happy with that. It was worth every freakin' penny.

I am kind of between sizes so I chose to order up. I'm glad I did. I wouldn't call what I got "firm" control but it did snug things up and smooth things over which is what I was looking for. I did not want to be suffocating in a corset!
Also, some reviewers said the item rolled down on them. I've worn it at least 10 times by now and it hasn't rolled once so maybe it only rolls if it's too tight.
Lastly, the picture shows the garment going up to the model's belly button. It came to just below my ribcage but maybe that's just because I'm only 5ft tall. I was happy with that anyway, it created a smooth line.
I plan to buy more of these.

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